ON MARCH 30TH, 2009, AT 8 PM, THE MINAS GERAIS CHAPTER OF POA HELD ITS ORDINARY MEETING. LIST OF PRESENTS IS BELOW.

MEMBERS WHO JUSTIFIED THEIR ABSCENCE: MARIA LUÍSA MEIRA, ALAN BATISTA PIRES, ROBERTO LUCIANO FAGUNDES, BINKA LEBRETON, VIRGILIO FURTADO DORNELAS.

THE PRESIDENT, LUZIA LISITA, OPENED THE MEETING BY DOING A BRIEF EXPLANATION ABOUT POA, BECAUSE THERE WERE 4 NEW MEMBERS PRESENT.

THEN, A VIDEO OF THE DANIELLE AND ROBERTO DANCING A SALSA, WHICH WAS RECORDED AT THEIR LAST VISIT TO COLORADO WAS SHOWN. THEY ARE RETURNING TO COLORADO ON APRIL 3RD, TO PERFORM AGAIN AT UNC AND OTHERS PLACES AND TO MINISTER MASTER CLASSES. ROBETO GOT A TRAVEL GRANT FROM POS AND DANIELLE GOT HER AIR TICKET FROM THE US CONSULATE.

LUZIA MENTIONED THAR WE WILL BE HOSTING, IN MAY, BETTY AND ROGER BROWN, WHO WILL SPENT A MONTH IN MINAS GERAIS, PART OF THE TIME AT THE IRACAMBI FARM. AN AGENDA WAS PREPARED WITH EMPHASIS IN COMMUNICATION. ALICE, CAROLINA, NARA, DANI, POLES AND LUZIA WILL BE IN CHARGE OF HOSTING AND ENTERTAINING THE VISITORS.. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE GROUP IN CHARGE OF THE TURISM PROJECT. AT THIS POINT, CAROLINA PRESENTED THE TENTATIVE ITINERARY WHICH IS BEING PREPARED FOR THE VISITORS WHO WILL TRAVEL FROM COLORADO AND ALICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING THE TEXT ABOUT THIS ITINERARY. ANA WILL BE IN CHARGE OF CREATING THE FOLDER, TO BE SUBMMITED TO OUR PARTNERS IN COLORADO.

JANAÍNA PAIXÃO, SOCCER COACH WHO JUST RETURNED FROM COLORADO THROUGH THE PROJEC "COACHING COACHES" REPORTED ON THE TRIP, EMPHASIZING THO WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION OF THE AGENDA BY OUR FRIENDS IN COLORADO. SHE PRESENTED PICTURES OF HER TRIP, SHOWING THE ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED AND THE MEETINGS SHE HAD. SHE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF ORGANIZING THE VISIT OF THE AMERICAN COACHES WHO ARE COMING TO MINAS NEXT JUIN. THEY WILL SPENT 4 DAYS IN BELO AND 3 DAYS IN LAVRAS.

ROSANA BASTOS PRESENTED A REPORT ABOUT FORMER PROJECTS DEVELOPED BY THE PARTNERSHIP MG/CO IN THE PAST, RE: DISABLED PEOPLE AND LUZIA WILL BE SENDING IT TO COLORADO AND WASHINGTON, IN AA ATTEMPT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR NEW PROJECTS IN THIS AREA, SINCE ROSANA AND ANOTHER FORMER MEMBER, EUNICE, ARE INTERESTED IN RE-STARTING TO WORK WITH THIS POPULATION.

A SOCIAL GATHERING TOOK PLACE AFTERWARDS.

Members presents:

- Danielle Lembi

- Ana Luisa Fonseca

-Vilma Alagiyawanna

-Rosana Bastos

- Roberto Brandão

- Alice Cordeiro

-Luzia Lisita

- Carolina Cordeiro

- Janaína Paixão

Luzia Lisita, MD.MPH.

President MG/CO Chapter

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